The Moon has been looming overtop of humans since before recorded history. The silent counterpart to the mighty sun, the moon is ever present in our eyes, our minds, and in our imagination. The way the moon has been weaved into different mythologies, religions, traditions, and cultures from all around the world is astounding but also not surprising, as the moon is something we all experience. This introspective look at artworks featuring the Moon strives to make comparisons between works that span centuries and many different style and mediums, all of whom share the same goal of depicting something we see every night, the Moon. 

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Moon Over Cypress

Accession Number
2010/2.40

Title
Moon Over Cypress

Artist(s)
Italo Scanga

Object Creation Date
1989

Medium & Support
lithograph on cream Rives BFK

Dimensions
24 in x 16 15/16 in (61 cm x 43 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Janet Miller

Physical Description
This is a colorful abstract print with geometric shapes in blue, yellow, green and red outlined in black. There are also three white areas with black line drawings that depict a plant in a flower pot and two cypress trees in the bottom section and a landscape with mountains and a yellow moon in the upper right portion.

Primary Object Classification
Print

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Keywords
flowers (plant components)
geometric motifs
moons
trees

1 Related Resource

Celestial bodies
(Part of: Natural World)

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